We need more amateurs to post their annotated games.

For convenience, here's the game:

I've annotated another one of my recent OTB games:

http://blog.chess.com/the_cheradenine/the-next-to-last-mistake-part-ii

The game was rich with various positional ideas, but the play was far from perfect. We both made mistakes and this is what makes it a nice learning experience. Check it out if you're into the French defense.

As usual, most important moves are followed by comments and explanations in the game-viewer.

Though this is a game against the computer, I feel proud of this game because I was able to win it even though I had to make my moves quickly

Here is one of my recent wins as Black.  Although when I played this game I was rated 1251, it's only because I had several "time-out" wins. I am guessing right now I'm actually a 1000-1100 rated player.

on that last one I saw one oprotunity to win a minor

just a point I saw

Thanks, yeah, 14...Nb4 was because I saw the fork opportunity on the Q and R. Turns out it was a major blunder because I didn't even see the Bishop at d2. I find a lot of the mistakes I make are because I "miss" something that seems so obvious later. Same thing happens to me in the tactics trainer - I'm so focused on that bank rank check, that I miss the obvious mate from the bishop on a long diagonal.

Here is a recent Draw I had, very good for me, confidence wise, also it provided a way for me to look at how I evaluated things strategically

does anyone have differing opinions

You played much higher than your rating!

Despite your opponent made your life way easier, it was a good game. Btw, 25. Nc7#.

This happens quite a lot in Blitz. You normally miss a mate in 1 because you are ofuscated with your plan and have only a few seconds left, and you start premoving to avoid loosing time.

Well, I'm back, with a new game. I screwed up in the beginning, but by playing a queen's gambit accepted line, I was able to develop more quickly, and overcome an early loss of a bishop .

@Gump647

15...Qxf2#

right, I missed that, I was just mainly focused on an attack on the 1 file, oops.

Alright, here's a game I just played, I'll post a little puzzle after showing why he lost his queen. 

He lost his queen here, show the only move that he can make without losing his queen, and then show the move that'll still take it.

I liked this game a lot. I played Black.

well generally with 3 Bb5+ you want to play Bd7 and get the Light squared Bishops off, but you played well

Bb5 in the Sicilian is actually a bookline; I actually made a group for it. White's bishop capture seemed a bit premature, and indeed, white let you take the center. 9. g4 was a blunder, since you had not castled yet. 14. Kg3 would have given white fighting chances, but the move played was suicidal. Your kingside assault played out pretty nicely, although the queen should have stayed on h3. (If the knight ever moved, Qxh1 would be winning.) Something along the lines of 16. ...Ba6 would be a reasonable continuation, with a queenside castle and a c4 push soon to follow. 22. dxc4 put up no resistance at all.

On the whole, a well-played game by black. Nice win!